Engineering Hydrology Quiz

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<p>Hydrology is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets. Its primary areas of study include the water cycle, water resources, drainage basin sustainability, surface water hydrology, groundwater hydrology (hydrogeology), marine hydrology, hydrometeorology, surface hydrology, hydrogeology, drainage-basin management, and water quality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A hydrologist is a practitioner of hydrology who collects and analyzes data to help solve water-related problems. Hydrologists typically come from the fields of earth or environmental science, civil or environmental engineering, and physical geography.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Domains of hydrology include hydrometeorology, surface hydrology, hydrogeology, drainage-basin management, and water quality. Oceanography and meteorology are not included in hydrology because water is only one of many important aspects within those fields.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical hydrology focuses on the study of the chemical characteristics of water, while ecohydrology focuses on the study of interactions between organisms and the hydrologic cycle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hydrogeochemistry is the study of how terrestrial water dissolves minerals through weathering and its effect on water chemistry.</p> Signup and view all the answers